IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2007/10
Photo-op as IAEA Team Departs Vienna for Beijing en Route to DPRK for Verification and Monitoring Mission
12 July 2007 | There will be a photo opportunity from 16:00 at the Vienna International Airport in the check-in area of the departure hall, prior to an IAEA team´s departure for Beijing, en route to the Democratic Peoples´ Republic of Korea.
There will also be photo opportunities in Beijing when the team arrives at 11:30, local time on Friday, 13 July, and at 08:30 when it departs for Pyongyang on Saturday, 14 July.
The team will implement arrangements agreed between the IAEA and the DPRK and approved by the Agency´s Board of Governors to undertake verification and monitoring of the shutdown and sealing of DPRK´s Yongbyon nuclear facilities.
The team will make no comment or give interviews.
Press Contacts
Peter Rickwood in Vienna
Press Officer
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-22047
[43] 699-165-22047 (mobile)
Ayhan Evrensel in Beijing
Press Officer
Division of Public Information
[43] 699-165-21271 (mobile)
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